Borders, Walls and Refugees in the Age of Climate Change

Program Components

Engagement with:

• Local professionals working with migrants and refugees
• Local academics 
• Moroccan students
• Journalists
• Policy makers 

Program Description

For a description of the full academic year (Fall 22 - Spring 23) program, view the course catalog. 

The world is entering a new age of mass migration, which includes unprecedented numbers of refugees forced to leave their home countries. The majority of migrants and refugees find shelter in nearby countries in the Global South such as Turkey, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico and Morocco, while a smaller number journey to Europe or the United States where they face increasingly militarized borders and strict asylum policies. 

In the spring quarter, interested students can choose to undertake a four-week study abroad program to Morocco to deepen their knowledge about the causes and effects of global migration and refugee flows in a transit country that is confronting restrictive migrant policies and border militarization from Europe. The group will meet with migrant and refugee aid workers and will visit universities, meet with students, journalists and policy makers as well as traveling to several exciting locations around the country.

After you Return

Global to Local Involvement

Evergreen’s Center for Community-Based Learning (CCBLA) can help you find opportunities to engage with the community and build upon your skills developed/strengthened in Morocco. 

Future Coursework

• Politics
• Public Policy
• International Affairs
• Law

Related Career Paths

• Diplomacy and foreign policy
• Environmental justice
• Higher education
• Journalism
• Law
• Local and regional politics
• Social work
• Teaching K–12

Total Cost

Evergreen Tuition + Fees + Variable Costs = Current Tuition + about $4,830  

Fees

Charged to your student account and subject to change

Variable Costs

Not charged to your student account